Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

The Lin family is a family of scholars, but for some reason, the fireworks of the entire clan are not very prosperous.The patriarch felt that this matter is all up to everyone's choice.Lin Ruhai is now the enviable censor of inspecting salt. He has been passed down for several generations and his family is rich. If he is adopted, the Lin family's property can be obtained.Although the Lin family still has a daughter, it doesn't matter. It will only be a dowry in the future. If it is kind, the dowry will be richer.

It is said that this is a good thing that the pie falls from the sky, but unfortunately it needs to be within five servings, and the stepchildren should be younger, otherwise they will not be familiar with it.The Lin family members themselves don't have many children, how can they be willing to inherit?These days, medicine is underdeveloped, and if a child catches a cold or fever, there is a risk of dying. Parents need to have more children to feel safe.After the succession, if there is a change, if you want to come back again, it will not happen.In the end, he checked the situation of the clansmen, and selected two children who were suitable.

Both of them are distant cousins ​​of Lin Ruhai, and they haven't met Lin Ruhai very much, but fortunately, they haven't released the fifth suit yet, which conforms to the rules of adoption.The family is Brother Ping, the youngest son of Lin Chaosheng.Lin Chaosheng is a scholar, he failed to pass the examinations several times, and his family has some land and houses handed down from his ancestors, and he even runs a private school, teaches some Mongolian children, collects Shuxiu, and lives in a well-to-do life.He has three sons, Brother Ping is the youngest, and his age is not more than ten years old.If it was older, the patriarch expected that Lin Ruhai would not want it.

However, Lin Chaosheng is nothing more than a person, he always has to maintain a dignified appearance on the scene. According to the information we have heard, his wife Jin is a woman who cares about money and thinks she is smart.Will Brother Ping be affected, and thus make Lin Ruhai unhappy?The patriarch was a little uncertain.

However, compared to the other candidate, Brother Ping seems more suitable, at least he has a good background.

Brother Xi is poor. His father is a disciple of the Lin family. He has studied for many years, but he has not been successful in the examination. Although the family has some property, it is not well managed, so life is not very affluent.Brother Xi's mother is Xu Xian, and his original partner left behind a son, and he didn't get along well with this stepmother.He is younger than Brother Ping, and he has a younger sister who was born to a servant girl.Unfortunately, an accident happened when his father went to buy a batch of goods.The mother was in charge of her natal family, remarried while she was young, and left him in the Lin family.The elder brother above was married, and he didn't want to take care of this pair of siblings who were not close to each other. After the family was separated according to the law, he took his family and moved to another place.Brother Xi and younger sister were looked after by an old servant woman, and they lived on some of the property they got.The patriarch is also sympathetic to them, and the clan will give some relief from time to time. Uncle and aunt are afraid of being gossiped, so they will take care of them in their spare time. But they couldn't come, so the life of this little brother and sister was also difficult.The patriarch hopes that Brother Xi can be adopted by Lin Ruhai, and he can live a better life from now on.

only.This brother Xi's background is really not good, especially his mother remarried.Although the government does not prevent widows from remarrying, any decent family will choose to be chaste and raise their children to be chaste and virtuous.Lin Ruhai is a scholar who is an official, and I am afraid that he will not be used to the behavior of Brother Xi's mother, and he will feel disgusted with Brother Xi.

The patriarch told Lin Ruhai about the two children.After thinking about it, Lin Ruhai decided to take the two children to live at home first in the name of teaching the nephews in the family, so as to observe their qualifications and conduct, and also to see the reactions of their relatives.At this time, Lin Ruhai did not give up her expectation of having children, and hoped that they would bring some blessings if they stayed in the Lin family, just like some families named their daughters "Zhaodi" in the hope of attracting sons.

If the concubines can give birth to sons as they wish, they can give each of them a generous gift and let them go home; or, it doesn’t matter if they are willing to stay in the Lin family, they always form a good relationship, and the Lin family doesn’t care about spending more Some.Lin Ruhai thought so.

Brother Ping's family is of course willing. Lin Ruhai has a high position and authority, and is from a Tanhua family background. To be able to live in Lin's mansion and get his guidance is something he wished for!What's more, the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the Lin family are many times better than their own!

Lin Xiucai only asked Brother Ping to go, to listen to Master Lin's teachings, obey the rules, and show a studious and humble look, especially to take good care of Miss Lin, so that Master Lin likes it.Jin didn't care about face as much as her husband did, and told him directly what he didn't like to say.

"Brother Ping, Mr. Lin has no son to inherit the family business. This time, although he said that he intends to raise a few nephews for the clan, it is said that he only picked two children, both of whom are under ten years old. A Niang guesses, I'm afraid he is planning to choose one of them for adoption! You must please Mr. Lin and let him choose you as his son!"

"What, you don't want to leave Father and Mother? Silly boy, Mr. Lin is already old. After he returns to the west, the Lin family will be yours! At that time, you can take Father and Mother over to enjoy the blessings. That's right. Without this title, if you respect your biological parents, who can say you are wrong? Even your two elder brothers can be wiped out together. The Lin family only has one girl, what is it worth? When she gets married, it will be someone else The people at home are gone, and I can't control it any more!"

Lin Xiucai saw the excited light flashing in the eyes of the two elder sons, and coughed in disguise: "What are you talking about, be careful that Brother Ping listens to it, and talk nonsense, that's not good!"

Brother Ping nodded again and again: "Father and mother, I understand, I will please Master Lin."

On the other side, the uncle brought the good news to Brother Xi, and said happily: "Brother Xi, this is a good opportunity! The patriarch said that Uncle Lin in the clan is willing to educate a few young children in the clan, and he also thought it was a good omen to have a son." He was born in Tanhualang, and studying with him is an incredible blessing! This is the patriarch who wants to take care of you. If the people in the clan know about it, they will be very envious. I wish I didn't pick them children."

Brother Xi was overjoyed at first, and then lowered his head: "Uncle, I'm gone, so no one will take care of little Pearl."

"Isn't she being looked after by Mrs. Xu at home? If she is fine, what can happen? Otherwise, let your aunt go and see more, because your future is important!" Uncle said indifferently, his voice gradually lowered: "I can't tell, Master Lin is thinking about adoption. It is a good opportunity for you to change your fate against the heavens. How could you let it go? Even if it didn’t work out, it would be great to coax Master Lin into accepting you as his disciple. Uncle and aunt? I hope to have your support in the future! At this moment, don’t be distracted! Little Pearl is a girl, what’s so precious about it!”

Brother Xi remained silent for a long time, and nodded under his uncle's staring gaze, but a look of worry flashed in his eyes.

Lin Ruhai already knew the situation of Brother Ping and Brother Xi in detail, and he planned to carefully observe the behavior of these two people in a year or two before making any plans.If you accidentally accept a white-eyed wolf, then Yu'er won't suffer?Since the Jia family can no longer rely on it, the adoptive heir must be a good one!

Lin Ruhai also told Lin Daiyu about this plan in detail. He felt that his daughter had changed a lot since his wife's death, and suddenly became sensible.

"Father, I heard from Mr. Jia that Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty were both adoptive, and they were both filial and capable. The old emperor also took them into the palace for several years, taught them patiently, and observed them coldly. Children can only pretend for a while, but after a long time, their true nature will be revealed naturally. Father’s method is good, it will see people’s hearts for a long time!” Lin Daiyu replied with a smile.This time I didn't go to the capital, and I didn't have to work for Jia Yucun to escort him all the way. Lin Ruhai's help in his recovery didn't happen, and now I'm still waiting for the opportunity in Lin's mansion.Lin Daiyu thought to herself, this butterfly of hers has changed the plot, I don't know if Xue Pan killed someone this time, can it be settled easily?

Lin Ruhai must have a son, no matter if the son is his own or adopted, there is no reason for others to spy on the property of the Lin family, at least not on the surface.Lin Daiyu also has no intention of monopolizing the Lin family's property, and she understands the reason why she is guilty of committing a crime.Taking care of the housework these days, she learned how big the Lin family's family business is.However, she does not want to pin her fate on others.

The Lin family is a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River, and they also have a lot of fields near Yangzhou. Lin Daiyu proposed to take a look at the nearby farms on the grounds of going out to relax.Lin Ruhai agreed, and ordered the housekeeper and Nanny Wang to get ready, bring all the waiters, don't let the girl be bumped, and go out to have fun.

There is a farm atmosphere on the farm, and the natural scenery makes the snow geese who seldom go out see it extremely novel.Lin Daiyu is very calm. In her previous life, she was born in such a village where there is plenty of fish and rice, and this kind of scenery is commonplace.She wanted to go to the farm, of course she had a purpose.

In ancient society, food was the most important thing for the people, and the imperial court strongly encouraged farming and mulberry.Every year, a pro-agricultural ceremony is held in the palace. The emperor personally plows the land and the empress kisses the mulberry, as an example of emphasizing agriculture.The Family of Farming and Reading is an existence second only to the scholarly family, and its reputation is much stronger than that of a businessman.In the hometown of Lin Daiyu in her previous life, people were active in thinking, developed in economy, and were very good at making money, but even if she could figure out a way to make money, she would not dare to use it here. Common things, that reputation is not good.It's not that officials and eunuchs don't have businesses and properties, but most of them are run by side funds, or they are hung under the names of servants at home, and everyone tacitly understands this.

But if she can do some good things that are beneficial to farming, it will be different. This will bring her a good reputation; secondly, if the people have benefited, shouldn't the court remember her credit?Let's not talk about real rewards, it's a commendation that doesn't cost money to make a career; give a title; if you are bullied in the future, the court will hinder your face, and if you want to make decisions for her, that's enough!

Han Zhuangtou on the farm heard that the lady in charge was coming, so he cleaned up the house early, prepared fresh vegetables, fruits, chickens and ducks, and good tea, and sent a quick cook to cook for the lady.I thought that as long as the hospitality is attentive, and careful care is taken that no accidents occur, everything will be fine.I don't know, it's so good, how could the girl make such a request?

"Fish farming in rice fields?" Han Zhuangtou was stunned: "No one has tried this before. How did the girl think of this? If girls like to raise fish, I will let them find all kinds of beautiful goldfish. Girls It’s also fun to take it home and make a fish tank, or put it in a pond!”

"It's not goldfish. Raising fish in rice fields means raising grass carp or carp, which can eat pests and weeds in the rice fields, and its manure can also enrich the fields. This kills two birds with one stone. You can get more rice and a lot of fish." Seeing that Han Zhuangtou didn't seem to believe it, Lin Daiyu said calmly: "This is recorded in ancient books, so I thought of trying it on the Lin family's Zhuangzi. If it succeeds, it would be a great thing, and the Lin family will be honored. Han Zhuangtou, pick out a single paddy field and do it according to the method I said. Then you will know the result by comparing it with other paddy fields. You don’t need to spend a lot of money, as long as the paddy field is embanked before raising fish. Widen, heighten, and make it firm; dig fish ditches, fish pits, and set up fish fences. After seven to ten days after planting seedlings, fry fry, and 1000 fish per mu of rice field will be almost the same.”

Lin Daiyu explained the method to Han Zhuangtou in detail. She had seen the fish farming in the rice fields with her own eyes, and she said it clearly and logically.Han Zhuangtou couldn't help being stunned. Before, he thought it was a child's whimsy, but now he felt awe.Regardless of whether this can be done or not, it sounds so true, but how does a girl, a boudoir, know?In particular, Lin Daiyu took out the charcoal pencil that was ready for sight, and drew a sketch on the paper.

This is probably the ability of a scholar. The master is Tanhualang, and the girl must have obtained the true biography of the master.No wonder people say: "There are thousands of millet in the book, and there is gold in the book"!

But should I report this to my superiors?Han Zhuangtou hesitated.

"Don't let the master know for now." Lin Daiyu ordered in an unquestionable tone: "I think, when the project is successful, I will make the master happy. This is my idea. Even if it breaks, no one will blame you!"

"If it works," Lin Daiyu nodded at Han Zhuangtou: "The Lin family will reward you a lot!"

"Yes, girl!" Han Zhuangtou replied respectfully.Well, the girl is the only flesh and blood of the master, if she wants to try to raise fish in the rice field, then do it, even if she throws money into the water, the master will not blame her.With a girl to take care of, why should he worry about it?